St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-01-04

A RTICLES OF INCORPORATION OF THE
IA Andrew Schoch Grocery Company. we The
undersigned, do hereby associate ourselves to-
gether for the purpose of becoming CORPORATION
under the provs ons of title two (2) of chapter
thirty -four $50 of the General st flutes of the
State of Minnesota of the year 1875 and the sew.
eral acts of the Legislature of said state amends
tory thereof, and for that purpose do hereby
adopt and sign these articles of incorporation a.
follows, to-wit:
ARTICLE l.
The name OF this Corporation shall be The An
drew Schoch Grocery Company
The general nature of the business of this Cor
poraton shall be the carrying on of a Wholesale
and Retail Grocery business; to buy, sell, barter
and deal in Groceries, Provisions and all other
Goods, Wares and Merchandise and Property dealt
in belonging or pertaining to a General Grocery
business. The principal place for the transaction
OF the business of this Corporation shall be in the
CITY Oh ct. Paul. Ramsey County in said State Of
Minnesota.
ARTICLE II.
The time of the commencement of this Cornora
ton shall be the Sth day of January 1887 and the
period of its continuance shall be thirty i8l year.
from said date of commencement
ARTICLE ILL
The amount of the capital stock of this Cornor-
alton shall De Fifty Thousand Dollars $3.50 oO0)
and snail be paid IN as called tor by the Board Of
Directors
ARTICLE ".
The highest amount of indebtedness or liability
to VIII ch TINS corporation shall at any time be
Thousand Dollars 5,000l
ARTICLE V.
The names and places of residence of the nor.
sons forming this Corporation are as Follows.
to-wit S'
Andrew schoch, J. George schocb A1onvo
Birmingham, George c. Leyh George Trout
Nicholas Miller and Lewis j. fiullsiek oil ras;S;ao
IN the City OF st. Paul, Ramsey County, State Of
Minnesota.
ARTICLE VI
The government CT this Corporation and tha
management of its affairs hereby vested in a
Board OF five Directors who shall be stockhold-
ers IN this Corporation and who shall be elected
at the annual meeting of the stockholders. which
shall be held on the second Monday of January in
each year, and who shall hold ONCE until tbei,
successors are elected and qallied.
The Executive officers of this Corporation shall
be President. Vice President, Secretary and
Treasurer, who shall be elected by the Board of
Directors from their own number at its first meet
ing and at the first meeting of the Board after the
annual meeting of the stockholders in each wear
and who shall hold Office until their successory
are elected and qualified, provided that the offices
OF secretary and Treasurer or President and
Treasurer, may be held by the same person nj the
same time if the Board of Directors SO determine
and elect.
Vacancies in the Board of Directors or in tho
SAID o1cers OF the Corporation shall be filled by
the Board OF Directors at any regular or special
meeting held in pursuance of the bylaws.
me names OF the persons forming the first
Board OF Directors are Andrew Schoch. l. George
Schoch, Alonzo ]. Birmingham, George Trout and
Lewis j. Hullsek, who shall hold office anti the
nrst annual meeting of the Board and until their
successors are elected and qualified.
ARTICLE VII.
The number and amount of shares of the
capital stock of this Corporation shall be five
hundred (3Oo) shares of One Hundred Dollars
(Sl0U) each.
In testimony whereof we have hereunto set our
hands and seals this 29th day of December, A.
D. 1886 "
Signed and sealed in presence of;
NJ. r. GCENTHER
L. Il. HOLCOMBE.
ANDREW sCHOCH, [seal.l
ALONZO ]. BURNINGHAM fiscal
J. GEORGE SCHOCK ISeal.i
GEORGE TROUT, fSeal.t
GEORGE c. LEYH fSeal
NICHOLAS MILLER, fSeal
LEWIS j. HULSIEK. fSeal